People

Sharyn is a Chartered Accountant with an extensive background in the accounting, audit and taxation areas of public practice. Sharyn holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree and has specialised in superannuation for most of her professional career.

Sharyn is a Chartered Tax Advisor of The Tax Institute, a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a registered tax agent, a registered company auditor and a SMSF Approved Auditor.

Sharyn has served on a number of professional association boards and committees including ASFA, The Tax Institute and SPAA. She is also a member of a number of high-level ATO and Treasury consultative committees relating to superannuation. Sharyn is recognized as one of Australia’s leading experts on superannuation and is a sought after speaker on tax, audit and related technical superannuation matters.

Tanya holds Bachelor degrees in Economics and Arts from the Australian National University and a Master of Professional Accounting from Edith Cowan University.

She is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Chartered Tax Advisor of The Tax Insititute.

Tanya received a merit certificate for the top 5% of candidates in Australia in the taxation module of the CA program and was awarded the top student in WA.

Tanya has been employed with slca since November 1999, and was admitted as a partner on 1 July 2009. Tanya specialises in accounting for superannuation funds, with special focus on AASB1056 and financial and management accounting, and she also provides specialised tax and APRA reporting services.

Graeme holds a Masters degree in Economics from Monash University and a Bachelor of Commerce (with Honours) degree from the University of Western Australia. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, The Tax Institute and also a fellow of FINSIA.

Graeme specialises in superannuation accounting and compliance and his clients include some of Australia’s largest super funds.

Damien joined slca in November 2015 as a specialist tax consultant. He provides direct and indirect taxation advice for the firm’s APRA regulated funds.

Damien has dual qualifications in law and accounting and his experience spans more than 35 years as a solicitor, accountant and advocate.

Damien is a former partner of HerbertSmithFreehills, Baker & McKenzie and Ernst & Young. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Chartered Tax Advisor and Life Member (due to previous service as a National Councillor) of The Tax Institute.

He holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics degrees and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Damien also holds appointments as a Semester Professor in the Faculty of Law at Bond University and Senior Fellow in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne.

The professional team is supported by our office manager, Belinda who is based in the Perth office. Belinda orginally worked for slca for 8 years between 1997 until 2005 when she resigned to travel and work in London. She rejoined the firm in 2016 after returning to Perth with her husband and two daughters.